Commentary
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Why Myanmar’s military turned to the death penalty after a decades-long pause
The country was one of only five to resume executions in 2022, according to Amnesty International’s annual state of the death penalty report
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Finding room for compassion in Myanmar’s toxic media space
Witnesses to the country’s conflict must find ways to cover and comment on it without succumbing to either delusion or despair
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How the world—including the West—helps to sustain the Myanmar military’s violence
Help for Myanmar’s democratic cause is welcome, but means little when the military is receiving even greater assistance
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UN agencies’ Myanmar PR campaign raises more questions than it answers
International aid organisations have not done enough to allay concerns about their deals with the country’s hated regime
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